Display attachment for candy boxes



June 5, 1928. 1,672,197

G. M. BLACKWELL DISPLAY ATTACHMENT FOR CANDY BOXES Filed June 18, 1927 gwvmtot a I ,9: f3 fewye flack wail. I

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Patented June 5, 1928.

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DISPLAY ATTACHMENT ron'oannx Boxns.

Application filed June 18, 1927. Seria1'No;'199,663.

' This invention relates to improvements in the-construction of display attachments for candy caddies of the type described and claimed in my copending application, Seri al No. 163,6M, filed on January 26, 1927. I

In, the vending of candyand all other food products, it is essential that the great- I est precautions shall be taken to keep the food clean, it is therefore customary to pack the goods in sealed packages, at the factory, which assures that they will not become soiled or contaminated from the handling that they must receive before they arrive at the ultimate consumer. i

In the sale of candy, it has been found to be quite satisfactory and desirable to pack a certain weight into a paper bag which is then sealed. rally desires to see the goods that he buys or at least to see samples.

It is the object of this invention to produce an attachment that can be applied to the ordinary candy caddies and which consists, first, in a removable liner or collar that can be inserted in a caddy and which is provided with an inwardly extending flange on which a false bottom may be supported. A shallow rectangular box whose length is equal to the width of the caddy is provided at its ends with extensions that hook over the upper edges of the caddy. This box has a removable glass cover and serves as a container for thedisplay of the samples. A frame of the same size and shape as the caddy is secured .to the upper ends thereof'and serves to hold the box in place and to give the caddy a finished appearance. The candy already packed in bags is stored un- Y Numeral 1 designates an ordinary paper candy whose bottom is designated by The customer, however, natu-- numeral The caddy is of rectangular shape and the upper edges .of the sides are.

bent outwardly and downwardly asindicated .by numeral 3. A frame of the same size and shape as the caddy is provided with sides t that extend downwardly overthe up per end of the box. This frame has an 1nwardly extending flange 5 that covers the iupper edge of the caddy. A shallow rectangular box 6 extends transversely of the caddy along one side thereof. This boxis provided at each of its ends with an extension- 7 which projects over the upper edge of the caddy and serves tosupport the box 6. The ends 8 of the extensions are preferably bent downwardly so as to form hooks (Fig.

3). They sides of box 6 are provided along their upper edges with rabbets 9 in which rests the rectangular glass 10. Samples of the candy are placed within the shallow box 6 and. can be seen through the glass cover 10.

The caddy is provided with a removable liner 11 that is formed from a single piece of cardboard, and which has its upper edges bent inwardly so as .to form a flange 12 that serves as a support for the false bottom 13. The false bottom divides the interior of the caddy into two compartments. The compartment underneath the bottom 13 is used for storing the candy bags and the space above'cont-ains one layer of bags or packages from which sales are made. When the supply in the upper compartment has been sold, the false bottom is raised and a new supply transferred to the upper chamber. For convenience in raising the bottom 13, it has been provided with a notch 14. The liner 11 can be made from a single piece of ordinary one-ply stifl cardboard bent into proper shape, but the false bottom 13 should be made of cardboard having a corrugated center.

'It will be means of my simple attachment it is possible to convert an ordinary'cardboard candy caddy into a neat appearing display device that is of'great convenience'in dispensing the candy or other goods. The false bottom makes it possible to give the caddy the appearance of being full, regardless of the amount of goods, contained in the lower compartment.

Having described the invention what isv claimed as new is: I

it. A display device comprising, in combi seen from the above that by nation. a caddy having a supporting flange on its inside, said flange being located near the top, a false bottom member resting on said flange for supporting sample packages, a display box resting on the upper edge of the caddy along one edge thereof, and a frame telescopically secured to the open end of the caddy, said. frame serving to hold the caddy in a predetermined shape and to hold the "display box in place and being open for display purposes.

2. A display device comprising, in combination, a cadcy having a removable liner Whose upper edge is bent inwardly so as to form a supporting flange, a false bottom engaging said flange, and forming a support for sample packages, a display box extend ing along one, side of the caddy, said box having means at its end for engaging the edges of the caddy and a rigid frame telenation a caddy having vertical sides,-a frame surround ng the outside 01" the caddy ad1acent its top and having a portion extending inwardly over the upper edge of the caddy,

a display box supported on the upper edge of the caddy and having means for supporting a glass cover thereon, the inwardly extending portion of. the frame serving to hold the glass cover of the box in place, the said frame being also open to display the contents of the box.

In testimony'vvhereofl atl ix my signature.

GEORGE M. BLAGKWELL. 

